Impressions: Medal of Honor
Mar/100
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It’s impossible to avoid comparisons between EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor reboot and Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare series … so, I’ll just get it out of the way: Medal of Honor unapologetically follows in the footsteps of Call of Duty. In fact, I’m willing to raise the possibility that Medal of Honor could be the “true” sequel to the Call of Duty 4 campaign many of us are still waiting for after suffering through Modern Warfare 2’s increasingly preposterous storyline.
Recently, I got a peak at a new Medal of Honor trailer which lays it out like this: There are two sides to every war: the sledgehammer and the scalpel. What Call of Duty 4 did so well was to portray exactly how these two components work in tandem, as it featured scenarios in which large assaults aided small elite forces, and vice versa. Medal of Honor promises to recreate similar battlefield situations, with the “scalpel” represented by the Tier 1 Operators, an elite branch of SOCOM.
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Enhance Your Gmail Account in Chrome
Mar/100
Are you tired of items like the Chat and Invite Boxes cluttering up your Gmail account? Then join us as we look at the Better Gmail extension for Google Chrome.
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Here are some examples of items that you may be tired of looking at in your Gmail account such as the “Footer” below your “Inbox”, the “Chat Box”, and the “Invitation Box”.
Perhaps you would also like to have the “New Window, Print all, & Create a document Commands” moved elsewhere. And of course there is everyone’s “favorite” sponsored links… Time to do some cleaning up and reorganizing.
Better Gmail in Action
As soon as you have installed Better Gmail a new tab will automatically open and present you with the available options. Place a “checkmark” in the box for each option that you would like activated and click on “Save” when finished.
Note: The final option entry is a tie-in with two other “linked” extensions (Folders4Gmail & HTML Signature) while the middle listing is a link to an article for disabling Google Buzz.
Once you have saved your changes in the “Options” you will be prompted to refresh your Gmail tab to see the changes.
Going back to our “Inbox Area” everything looks so much more streamlined and clean now. Goodbye clutter!
The “New Window, Print all, & Create a document Commands” definitely look a lot nicer as a small toolbar above our e-mail. And the right side…you can see for yourself just how much better that looks. No more distractions there to bother you as you read your e-mail.
Conclusion
If you have been wanting to get rid of the undesirable elements visible in your Gmail account then hurry over to the Better Gmail page, grab the extension and enjoy the better view.
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Download the Better Gmail extension (Google Chrome Extensions)
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Zune HD2 Is On The Way – GadgetCrave.com
Mar/100
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Zune HD2 Is On The Way
GadgetCrave.com It looks like the Zune HD will be replaced by a predecessor later this year. According to a report on ZDNet, a Zune HD2 is coming, possibly as soon as late … Microsoft Almost Kills Zune HD Apps, Invites Devs To Look At Windows Phone 7 … Related AppleInsider articles: Zune HD2 already on the way? |
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Tiger Woods 11 to support PlayStation Motion Controller
Mar/100
Much like the star it’s named for, it seems the Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise isn’t adverse to trying new things. EA has announced that the next iteration, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, will support the PlayStation Motion Controller to “give gamers an authentic interactive swing experience.”
There aren’t any other details about Motion Controller implementation at the moment, but the game is slated for release on June 8 — well before the Motion Controller’s projected fall release. (And before you ask, no mention has been made of support for Microsoft’s Project Natal.)
It may be less flashy, but series fans may be interested to hear the game will also feature the Ryder Cup, allowing for two 12-man teams to face off against each other.
We say 12-man, but we guess it could be 12 women against 12 men, right? Heck, maybe even 12 women against one man. Can you imagine, one guy trying to keep up with all those women? We sure can’t.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will be available on June 8 for Wii (with MotionPlus support), Xbox 360, PS3 and iPhone.
Tiger Woods 11 to support PlayStation Motion Controller originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Microsoft Courier Release Date Is Q3 Or Q4 2010, New Images Leaked On The Web – Soft Sailor (blog)
Mar/100
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Microsoft Courier Release Date Is Q3 Or Q4 2010, New Images Leaked On The Web
Soft Sailor (blog) Sources claim that the OS is the same as on the Zune HD and Microsoft Phone aka the Zune Phone based on the Windows CE 6 environment. … New pics of Microsoft Courier Details About Microsoft's “Courier” Emerge as Apple Announces Release Dates … More Microsoft Courier tablet details emerge |
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Want To Lick!: Glacier Bleeds Primordial Ooze
Mar/100
This is a glacier “bleeding” delicious primordial ooze (high-res shot HERE) it picked up a couple million years ago. You all know what that means, don’t you? I’m gonna chug a Big Gulp-full and turn into a ninja turtle!
Roughly 2 million years ago, the Taylor Glacier sealed beneath it a small body of water which contained an ancient community of microbes. Trapped below a thick layer of ice, they have remained there ever since, isolated inside a natural time capsule. Evolving independently of the rest of the living world, these microbes exist without heat, light, or oxygen, and are essentially the definition of “primordial ooze.” The trapped lake has very high salinity and is rich in iron, which gives the waterfall its red color. A fissure in the glacier allows the subglacial lake to flow out, forming the falls without contaminating the ecosystem within.
Interesting. Tell me — you think there’s any dino-juice in there? Haha, what do you mean dinosaurs died out over 65 million years ago?
….THE EARTH’S THAT OLD?!
Antarctic Glacier Has Five-story Blood-red Waterfall of Primordial Ooze [good]
Thanks to Katie, who agrees we should freeze the stuff and sell it as ice cubes for people who want to morph into other things.
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Desktop Fun: Fast Cars Wallpapers
Mar/100
Have you been feeling a need for speed lately? Then get ready to jump into the driver’s seat with our Fast Cars Wallpapers collection.
Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you may need to crop, stretch, or place them on a colored background in order to best match them to your screen’s resolution.
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Geek Fun: Virtualized Old School Windows – Windows 95
Mar/100
Last week we enjoyed looking at Windows 3.1 running in VMware Player on Windows 7.? Today, let’s upgrade our 3.1 to 95, and get a look at how most of us remember Windows from the 90’s.
In this demo, we’re running the first release of Windows 95 (version 4.00.950) in VMware Player 3.0 running on Windows 7 x64.? For fun, we ran the 95 upgrade on the 3.1 virtual machine we built last week.
Windows 95
So let’s get started.? Here’s the first setup screen.? For the record, Windows 95 installed in about 15 minutes or less in VMware in our test.
Strangely, Windows 95 offered several installation choices.? They actually let you choose what extra parts of Windows to install if you wished.? Oh, and who wants to run Windows 95 on your “Portable Computer”?? Most smartphones today are more powerful than the “portable computers” of 95.
Your productivity may vastly increase if you run Windows 95.? Anyone want to switch?
No, I don’t want to restart … I want to use my computer!
Welcome to Windows 95!? Hey, did you know you can launch programs from the Start button?
Our quick spin around Windows 95 reminded us why Windows got such a bad reputation in the ‘90’s for being unstable.? We didn’t even get our test copy fully booted after installation before we saw our first error screen.?
Windows in space … was that the most popular screensaver in Windows 95, or was it just me?
Hello Windows 3.1!? The UI was still outdated in some spots.
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Ah, yes, Media Player before it got 101 features to compete with iTunes.
But, you couldn’t even play CDs in Media Player.? Actually, CD player was one program I used almost daily in Windows 95 back in the day.
Want some new programs?? This help file about new programs designed for Windows 95 lists a lot of outdated names in tech.?
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And, you really may want some programs.? The first edition of Windows 95 didn’t even ship with Internet Explorer.?? We’ve still got Minesweeper, though!
My Computer had really limited functionality, and by default opened everything in a new window.? Double click on C:, and it opens in a new window.? Ugh.
But Explorer is a bit more like more modern versions.
Hey, look, Start menu search!? If only it found the files you were looking for…
Now I’m feeling old … this shutdown screen brought back so many memories … of shutdowns that wouldn’t shut down!
But, you still have to turn off your computer.? I wonder how many old monitors had these words burned into them?
So there’s yet another trip down Windows memory lane.? Most of us can remember using Windows 95, so let us know your favorite (or worst) memory of it!? At least we can all be thankful for our modern computers and operating systems today, right??
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Geek Fun: Virtualized Old School Windows – Windows 95
Mar/100
Last week we enjoyed looking at Windows 3.1 running in VMware Player on Windows 7.? Today, let’s upgrade our 3.1 to 95, and get a look at how most of us remember Windows from the 90’s.
In this demo, we’re running the first release of Windows 95 (version 4.00.950) in VMware Player 3.0 running on Windows 7 x64.? For fun, we ran the 95 upgrade on the 3.1 virtual machine we built last week.
Windows 95
So let’s get started.? Here’s the first setup screen.? For the record, Windows 95 installed in about 15 minutes or less in VMware in our test.
Strangely, Windows 95 offered several installation choices.? They actually let you choose what extra parts of Windows to install if you wished.? Oh, and who wants to run Windows 95 on your “Portable Computer”?? Most smartphones today are more powerful than the “portable computers” of 95.
Your productivity may vastly increase if you run Windows 95.? Anyone want to switch?
No, I don’t want to restart … I want to use my computer!
Welcome to Windows 95!? Hey, did you know you can launch programs from the Start button?
Our quick spin around Windows 95 reminded us why Windows got such a bad reputation in the ‘90’s for being unstable.? We didn’t even get our test copy fully booted after installation before we saw our first error screen.?
Windows in space … was that the most popular screensaver in Windows 95, or was it just me?
Hello Windows 3.1!? The UI was still outdated in some spots.
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Ah, yes, Media Player before it got 101 features to compete with iTunes.
But, you couldn’t even play CDs in Media Player.? Actually, CD player was one program I used almost daily in Windows 95 back in the day.
Want some new programs?? This help file about new programs designed for Windows 95 lists a lot of outdated names in tech.?
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And, you really may want some programs.? The first edition of Windows 95 didn’t even ship with Internet Explorer.?? We’ve still got Minesweeper, though!
My Computer had really limited functionality, and by default opened everything in a new window.? Double click on C:, and it opens in a new window.? Ugh.
But Explorer is a bit more like more modern versions.
Hey, look, Start menu search!? If only it found the files you were looking for…
Now I’m feeling old … this shutdown screen brought back so many memories … of shutdowns that wouldn’t shut down!
But, you still have to turn off your computer.? I wonder how many old monitors had these words burned into them?
So there’s yet another trip down Windows memory lane.? Most of us can remember using Windows 95, so let us know your favorite (or worst) memory of it!? At least we can all be thankful for our modern computers and operating systems today, right??
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THQ’s Bilson: Research and focus testing will ‘usually destroy’ creativity
Mar/100
During an interview at the 2010 Game Developers Conference, THQ executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson told Joystiq that market research creates “bland” titles, citing it is not a process his group is willing to utilize for future development. “We don’t do research to find out what people want to play. If you need to do that kind of research you must not be playing games yourself,” Bilson said, noting that research and overusing focus tests can “misguide creative forces.”
According to Bilson, his core group at THQ is ruled by creating “excellent” titles. Put simply, Bilson says he will not ship a game if it’s not “really good” — noting that doing otherwise will make it impossible for him to “sleep at night.” As an example of this process, Bilson noted his decision to push Darksiders from a 2009 release into the early-2010 calendar in order to ensure the game was of high quality. (Darksiders currently holds an average Metacritic rating of 83.)
“Inspiration comes from one place and research and focus testing will usually destroy it. It will usually create ‘bland’ and create something for everyone and really nothing for anyone,” he said, praising the idea that publishers should not ship a game until it’s ready. “If my teams make really good games, in the long run, that’s what people relate to. They’re not buying advertising, they’re not buying Wall Street nonsense. They’re buying what’s on that disc.”
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